UK mobile spectrum assignments 8 March 2013 Philip Bates
2 This document provides a summary of UK mobile spectrum assignments following the conclusion of the 4G auction The following slides consider each of the following bands: 800MHz (791 862MHz) 900MHz (880 960MHz) 1800MHz (1710 1880MHz) 1900MHz unpaired (1900 1920MHz) 2100MHz (1920 2170MHz) 2.6GHz (2.50 2.69GHz) 3.5GHz (3.48 3.69GHz). The slides are based on Analysys Mason s understanding of the current assignments, derived from various Ofcom documents.
3 800MHz (791 862MHz) 791.0 832.0 800MHz band 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 821.0 862.0 790 800 810 820 830 840 850 860 Key: Hutchison 3G UK (3) EE Vodafone Telefónica UK (O2)
4 900MHz (880 960MHz) 880.1 910.3 925.1 955.3 900MHz band 5.0 5.0 4.6 7.6 7.6 4.6 5.0 5.0 4.6 7.6 7.6 4.6 909.9 914.9 954.9 959.9 Although the whole of the 900MHz band is allocated to O2 and VF, there appears to be 2 0.4MHz (at 910 and 955MHz) that is not currently used by either operator 880 890 900 910 920 930 940 950 960 Key: Vodafone O2
5 1800MHz (1710 1880MHz) Shared by 12 licensees, low-power use only 1710.1 1805.1 1800MHz band 5.85.8 15.0 45.0 3.3 5.85.8 15.0 45.0 3.3 1785.0 1880.0 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 Key: O2 Vodafone H3G EE Various (shared use)
6 1900MHz unpaired (1900 1920MHz) 1900.0 1900MHz band unpaired 10.0 5.0 5.0 1920.0 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 Key: EE O2 H3G
7 2100MHz (1920 2170MHz) 1920.0 2110.0 2100MHz band 15.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 1980.0 2170.0 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 2040 2060 2080 2100 2120 2140 2160 Key: H3G O2 Vodafone EE
8 2.6GHz (2.50 2.69GHz) Restricted blocks 2500.0 2.6GHz band 20.0 15.0 35.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 15.0 20.0 15.0 35.0 2690.0 Unpaired band 2500 2520 2540 2560 2580 2600 2620 2640 2660 2680 2700 Key: Vodafone BT EE Vodafone (restricted) BT (restricted)
9 3.5GHz (3.48 3.69GHz) 3480.0 3580.0 3605.0 3.5GHz band 20.0 20.0 84.0 3500.0 3600.0 3689.0 3450 3500 3550 3600 3650 3700 Key: UK Broadband
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